The unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2024 stood at 12.1% compared to 10.5% in the previous quarter and 11.8% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 574,130, recording an increase by 17.5% compared to the previous quarter and an increase by 4.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2024 was 12.1%. The unemployment rate was 10.5% in the previous quarter (2023 Q4) and 11.8% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (2023 Q1).
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 574,130, recording an increase by 17.5% compared to the previous quarter and an increase by 4.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
The unemployment rate for women was 15.2% and for men 9.7%
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
